Anti-human Trafficking Liaison

**Anti-Human Trafficking Liaison (Flexible location within our West Region)**

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The Anti-Human Trafficking Liaison is responsible for supporting Indigenous community members, including individuals who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+, BIPOC, who have been impacted by human trafficking or are at-risk of being targeted. This position will aid these individuals with navigating and gaining access to services with particular attention to those focused on supporting Indigenous Peoples, to ensure safety, security, and equitable access. The Anti-Human Trafficking Liaison will work collaboratively with community-focused anti-human trafficking organizations to address the short and longterm needs of Indigenous survivors of human trafficking. This position will build the framework that helps service providers deliver dedicated and specialized supports, prioritizing survivor-led programming and direct services for vulnerable and at-risk children, youth, and adults. This position will work alongside the Child Protection teams as well as the CARE Team currently being piloted between Dnaagdawenmag Biinoojiiyag Child & Family Services, Durham Children's Aid Service, and Durham Regional Police Service to support the human trafficked survivors, as well do outreach, training & development with respect to human trafficking. There will also be preventive work to help reduce risk of children and youth from being exploited and trafficked. This position will work with individuals 12+ years old.

**POSITION REQUIREMENTS**:
**Education and Experience Requirements**:

- Bachelor of Social Work or related field with 1-2 years’ experience working in a social services environment; or,
- A post-secondary diploma related to education or social services with two years’ experience in providing supportive counselling services to children, youth and their families is required.
- An acceptable level of formal education and extensive direct service experience in Child Welfare, with a determination of what constitutes “acceptable” at the discretion of the Executive Director, with a plan for obtaining any necessary additional qualifications or training to be formalized in writing as part of the offer and acceptance of employment.
- A previously Authorized Worker with experience working within Child Welfare and/or Indigenous Child-Wellbeing setting would be considered an asset.

**Availability Requirements**:

- Our office hours are 8:30am - 4:30pm, Monday to Friday, with a one-hour unpaid lunch. However, based on the needs of those we serve, our frontline staff regularly find themselves working outside of these hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

**TO APPLY**:

- Resume. (include 3 work related supervisory references)
- Incomplete Applications will not be considered.
- Only those selected will be contacted for an interview.
- As an Indigenous Child Wellbeing Agency, we give priority to applicants who identify as First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and those with close affiliations.

**About Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child & Family Services**:
Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag (Nog-dah-wen-mawg) (Bin-ooh-zhee-yug) Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child & Family Services is a multi-service Indigenous Child Well-Being Agency. We provide a stable foundation for children, youth, and families, through wraparound services that are culturally based and family-focused. We seek to support our families in the way they deserve, with care and authenticity, and by recognizing and respecting spirit. We form a wholistic, inclusive, and nonjudgmental circle of care. We seek to honour and support those we serve, with a constant commitment to growing our base of knowledge and expertise. Passionate about helping our communities and making them better, healthier places, we are committed to being open, honest, communicative partners with our communities and Nations.With awareness and knowledge of structures of power and history, we approach families as equals, to help them find their place and identity. We advocate for those who do not have a voice, acting with leadership and integrity.Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag was the vision of grassroots First Nations prevention staff over twenty years ago, they continue the work today and act as an advisory to our Board. We obtained our mandate to seek Designation and to provide child protection services in our jurisdiction from our member Chiefs and Councils.We are an agency that delivers culturally-intelligent services to our partner First Nation communities in Ontario. With our team of dedicated staff, we work with children, youth, and families as early as possible to help them navigate various obstacles and access services available to them. We offer services such as Child & Youth Mental Health and Addictions, Youth Justice, Youth in Transition, Child Welfare, and Alternative Care.